The limits of politics: relations and disputes in the field of the LGBT movement of Campinas (1995-2013)

Author(s)

Vinícius Pedro Correia Zanoli

• Document type: Master's Dissertation
• Press: Campinas, SP.
• Institution: Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas
• Defense date: 2015-02-25

Examining board members

Regina Facchini; Maria Filomena Gregori; Júlio Assis Simões

• Advisor: Regina Facchini

Abstract

This work aims to collaborate with the debate around social movements in contemporary Brazil through the analysis of the Brazilian LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) movement. For this, it is centered in the relations of the activist groups of Campinas with the social actors within their activist "field", contextualizing them in relation to political processes in both national and international scope. The study of the relations of this social movement demands attention to the "multiple belongings", the "transits" between state and activism and the relations with political parties and diverse actors like workers unions and other social movements. The analysis of the "transits" and the "multiple belongings" denotes disputes around the meanings assumed by categories like social movement, state and politics. These disputes (re)produce the borders of what is comprehended as state and social movement, as well as the meanings around of what is politics. The analysis of the relations with other actors present in the activist network stress the alliances and tensions between the groups, as well as the processes of fission related to the specification of the political subject of the movement. Ethnography was used here as the research method, thus, the research articulates participant observations, document analysis and in-depth interviews. Between January 2013 and June 2014 I observed activities that congregated diverse actors of the "field" of the movement, meetings and activities of the Sexual Diversity Month and the everyday activities of the workers of Campinas LGBT Center (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 12/23435-0 - Borders of politics: relationships and disputes in field of the LGBT movement in Campinas (1995-2013)
• Grantee: Vinícius Pedro Correia Zanoli
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master